Look upon my provenance research,
Ye mighty algorithms –
And despair.
Hommage aside, my words are my words. (Including the “em dashes,” dammit!)
I have NOT used any Generative AI, chatbots, LLMs (e.g., ChatGPT), or image-search tools (e.g., CoinCabinet, exNummis) to research, write, “help with,” or edit anything on my website.
Curating a collection is an act of creative authorship. The purpose of my collection is to explore the relationships between coins, literature, and social actors (i.e., “object-biography”). Reducing the research to image-matching technology or using AI to write would defeat my purpose.
When I’ve used dealer photographs of coins or books, I name the source.